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Thursday, August 12, 2010

And he's being very friendly. (Just joining us? You can see the first posted photos of our newest donkey here.)

(Taken with my right hand while snugling him with my left.)

Very friendly. Like the third time I went out to see him (when I took these photos) he practically ran over to me wanting to be pet kind of friendly—unlike Dinky and Fernando, the other donkey boys born on the farm, who never let me pet them. Ever.

Like the thought that, "We could actually keep him if we got him fixed," has been said aloud kind of friendly.

Like someone around here may have been overheard saying in a cutesy little very manly voice, "If you're gonna stay, you've gotta be friendly with everybody, buddy, including me," kind of friendly.

Like that same person may have just gotten back from hauling water out to the donkeys, and when asked if the little donker was okay, replied "Yeah," with a great big grin on his face. And he may have also casually mentioned that he's started getting the little guy used to a halter.

Meanwhile, someone else around here may have casually mentioned to her foodie mother in an e-mail message the other day that there was talk about keeping the little boy donkey and getting him fixed, and if we scheduled it for the same day the vet comes down to fix Donkey Doodle Daddy (who is definitely going to be de-jacked soon), we would only have to pay one farm visit fee. And the mother may have written back, "I will pay for you to be able to keep the donkey boy. He is just TOO cute!!!!!" with that many exclamation points actually in her message.

Another e-mail message may have been sent to a bad influencebest pal mentioning what the mother had said, and the pal replied by saying, "You should keep the baby donkey—for the blog, of course."

This is the year all baby animals born on the farm get names that begin with 'G,' and yesterday I was informed that the little donker definitely responded more to Gus than Gustav. Gus? Gustav?

77 comments:

I love him ! I have finally started working on paintings of other animals, besides dogs. On my easel, a goat & a bull. Hoping to try to paint donkeys soon. Thinking of you, Joe & all the critters. Sending love to Robin at the bridge. I think of her often.

He is adorable and a good personality goes a LONG way toward getting to stay (once that kindest cut of all is completed) . Guster - a windy sounding name incorporating the Gus part and sounding little more manly for his grownup years. Wonderful markings - will the stripes on his legs remain?

I was thnking just the same thing, before I even read down that far, that if you got him neutered he could stay on the farm. He is adorable and for him to be so friendly too, you couldn't possibly let him go. I think he looks like a Gorgeous George, George for short.

He is so CUTE! And those ears! Yes, he should stay! I like Gus...he looks like a Gus to me. But whatever name you choose, it will be fine for him...what a guy! So much personality and a bit of ham for the camera!

My love of donkeys manifested itself yesterday when I received a wonderful gift (It is at my blog.) Not a real donkey but enough to make me smile!

Oh YES< he must remain a member of the Foodie Farmgirl family....I vote for George....as in Gorgeous!..His markings are just so different, and those ears! Wow.What fun.....now, I don't mean that he should steal DDD's thunder, as he is still THE MAN!! Ah, what joy comes from every visit here.

Gus is a perfect name for him! You definitely must keep him, he is one of the cutest little beings I have ever seen (besides your lambs of course!) I am lucky I don't live close by as I would absolutely want to buy him from you.

When I saw the picture of those "ears", it just blew me away! :) Then, the next picture of that angelic face, OMG !! Waayyy toooo muuuch ! Any name you would like would be the exact one he should have. God Bless You Sweetheart....Jeanie in Upstate NY

I really like the name Gus as well. However, as 'Gus' doesn't seem to like it and he has to live with it, what about trying out 'Garp' on him? (As in "The world according to..."). He does seem to have come into this world with quite a determined point of view. He's absolutely adorable!

Well you know I like Gus just fine but he's obviously thinking of something else. And I thought about Gary (my really dear brother in law's name) but then I was looking at the picture of him and you snuggling and it leapt out at me: Gulliver!

Ha! You've already aptly named him, and it's in the title of your post! "Gee," which also happens to be a phonetic play on the letter "G." I think it it works out. If not, I second Glee, because he seems to spread that wherever he goes! What a cutie!

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